The best start-up firms in Wales have been revealed at an annual awards ceremony.

Anglesey-based Felin Honeybees took the overall award at the Wales Start-Up Awards, which are now in the second year and were held at the Depot in Cardiff.

Founded last year by Kate Hayward it has successfully brought the concept of beekeeping into the mainstream through a series of initiative aimed at educating and informing the general public and wider farming community about the important role bees play within the ecosystem.

Professor Dylan Jones-Evans, chairman of the judging panel, said: “Last year’s awards set a precedent that even the most optimistic of us on this year’s Judging Panel thought couldn’t be exceeded. But it was.

“The standard of entries received and the successes enjoyed by each one of this year’s Winners and Finalists is testament to the extraordinary achievements of Welsh entrepreneurs – entrepreneurship really is flourishing across all sectors of the economy and all regions of the country.”

“Having only started trading in June 2016, Felin Honeybees are deserving winners of the Wales Start-Up of the Year Award. In just over a year, the company is the embodiment of how one person’s passion can drive and influence change."

Liz Brookes of Grapevine Events and co-founder of the awards said: "The awards have shown us yet again the importance of the start-up sector to the Welsh economy.

"We received entries from across Wales and each one of this year's winners serves as a case study that other aspiring entrepreneurs can seek seek to emulate."

The awards ,recognise those fledgling companies and individuals who have made a significant impact on the Welsh economy over the last three years.

NatWest, and its Entrepreneurial Spark start-up support programme, was the overall sponsor of the awards across 22 categories.

All the winners

Construction Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Grapevine Event Management)

Turvec Solutions

Creative Start-Up of the Year(sponsored by Bad Wolf)

Brand Content – joint winner.

Tramshed Tech – joint winner.

Digital Start-Up of the Year(sponsored by Circle IT)

One Team Logic.

Financial and Professional Services Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Hugh James IFA)

Pedalcover Insurance.

Food and Drink Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Brighter Foods)

Ginhaus Deli.

Global Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Hydro Industries)

Freight Logistics Solutions.

Green Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Clearly PR)

Felin Honeybees.

Innovative Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Welsh Government)

Phytoponics

Life Sciences (sponsored by Arthurian Life Sciences)

Pontus Research.

Manufacturing and Engineering (sponsored by Darwin Gray)

Clydach Farm Group.

Retail Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Bluegg)

Elite Vehicle Sourcing.

Services Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland)

One Team Logic.

Social Enterprise Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Wales Council for Voluntary Action)

The Food Shed CIC.

Technology Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by IQE)

Amplyfi.

Tourism and Leisure Start-Up of the Year (Nominet - the registry which manages the .cymru and .wales domain names)

Infinity Trampoline Park Cardiff.

Young Entrepreneur Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Kukd)

Jack Jenkins, Daniel Jefferys and Christian Samuel of University Cribs.

Each company was automatically entered for regional awards, whose winners were:

Cardiff Capital Region Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by University of South Wales)

Freight Logistics Solutions.

North Wales Start-Up of the Year (sponsored by Stockomendation)

Felin Honeybees.

Swansea Bay City Region Start-up Of The Year (sponsored by Cleartech Live)